Matthew and I met when we were 15 at a church youth group. I had a huge crush on him but he just thought we were friends and never knew until years later. After high school, I went away to college and Matthew went to work doing carpentry. It wasn't until 4 years later when I moved back home that we reconnected through BeReal. I had posted a photo of me cooking after work captioned “Just got off my nine to five, where’s my husband at?” and Matthew responded with a raised hand emoji! He thought it would be funny and I was caught off guard but thought it was hilarious! After his bold comment, we started talking and from the first date, we were inseparable. We’re best friends and always have such a great time together! We love Jesus and have built our relationship with Him as our foundation. We’ve been on many fun trips during our relationship such as Nashville, Lake Tulloch, Lake Havasu, Texas, Arizona, and Wyoming! Our weekdays are full of cooking dinner, hosting friends, and sometimes LA Kings games. We love country music, going to concerts, going to Disneyland, and smoking meat on the Traeger. We love each other and are stoked to be getting married!